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theprole.bsky.social @theprole.bsky.social · Dec 5
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December 5, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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French government collapses in no-confidence vote
Michel Barnier's ousting over a budget bill deepens France's current political crisis.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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📣 Calling all poets and scientists! 🧪✍️

Brilliant Poetry – Inaugural Reading: experience how poetry brings science to life, uniting creativity and discovery across borders.

📅 Thursday, 30 January 2025
⏰ 2:00–2:45 PM GMT
📍 Online
💲 Free

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#Poetry 🧪 #SciComm #AcademicSky 🍎
"Dark blue promotional image for the Brilliant Poetry Inaugural Reading event titled 'Science in Stanzas.' Top-left: 'Brilliant Poetry - Science in Stanzas' logo in white, orange, and red. Top-right: Event details: 'Inaugural Reading, 30 January 2025, 2–2:45 PM GMT.' Centre: List of shortlisted poets with countries: Sangeetha Balakrishnan (India) Fanni Barocsi (Canada) Aileen Cassinetto (USA) Joseph Conlon (UK) Caitlin Kotula (Australia) Thomas Halliday (UK) Luca Fois (UK) Micaela Martínez (Argentina) Aditi Mishra (India) Kathryn Spratt (USA) Below poets: Hosted by co-founders of Brilliant Poetry: Prof. Sam Illingworth, Kylie Ahern, and Brian Brophy. Sponsored by The Brilliant and the Scottish Poetry Library. Bottom-left: Logos of The Brilliant and the Scottish Poetry Library. Bottom-right: Red arrow pointing to the text: 'Link to register: bit.ly/brilliantpoetry.'"
December 2, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Today’s Featured Poem:

“(the dmz) as the gender binary” by Yunkyo Moon-Kim, from Transuding, published by Newfound.

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"(the dmz) as the gender binary" by Yunkyo Moon-Kim
from "Transuding" published by Newfound
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December 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
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November 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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"Art is the Mirror of our betrayed ideals."
-- Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
#Literature
November 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women
A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers | CNN Business
When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on ...
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November 27, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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#poetry #poem #blueskypoets
November 27, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Look out. He's gonna wanna fight somebody.

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Zuckerberg Seems Genuinely Alarmed by the Explosive Growth of Bluesky
Bluesky has apparently become such a successful X-formerly-Twitter alternative, even Mark Zuckerberg is anxiously taking notice.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Bernie Sanders: We Need More Working-Class Candidates to Challenge Both Parties
The senator says in this exclusive interview that challengers to status quo politics can run in Democratic primaries or as independents.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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Just a shout out to the good people from #democraticunderground

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
November 26, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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November 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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This man is an American treasure.
thinkingmunk.bsky.social Thinking Munk @thinkingmunk.bsky.social · Nov 25
Here is Sturgill Simpson with a message for us all. 🥹
November 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Time is running out for just talking about how we're going to fight this...

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Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America
A recent neo-Nazi rally in Columbus, Ohio, drew national attention—but it was just one of dozens that increasingly-emboldened white power groups have held this year.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
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November 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM